Thanks for the recommendations. I downloaded a couple of tracks from a bunch of albums, and found myself revisiting Thou Shalt Boogie the most so I downloaded the whole thing. I'll continue to add...
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Thanks for the recommendations. I downloaded a couple of tracks from a bunch of albums, and found myself revisiting Thou Shalt Boogie the most so I downloaded the whole thing. I'll continue to add...
Speaking of jazz, there's something about the Elvin Jones hitting the gong to kick off A Love Supreme that seems special. Yeah, it's all of one second before 'Trane joins in but it strikes me as a...
ISTR reading that they weren't happy with how it sounded on an electric piano so they abandoned it live, which could be due to Banks' vanity. I could give or take the intro, personally. YMMV.
Anglagard's piano intro on Jordrok (IMO) ushered in a new era of progressive rock.
Sticking with the Swedes, Anekdoten's Karelia is great stuff.
PFM's Introduzione, which IMO is incomplete...
Thanks Scrotum!
I posted on comment on the vid at youtube and the uploader responded with the answer. The track is called:
Hent Tollekniven Ivar, Det Har Stranda En Hval and it's off of "A...
Hey gang -
I've recently gotten heavily into Norwegian jazzers Cortex and have been exploring their side projects. I've checked out some videos from drummer Gard Nilssen's Bushman's Revenge and...
Unless I misunderstood the intent of Cozy's original post, I think that's what he was sorta going for: "Pick a song and make a case for it being the best song ever." Starless is far from my fave KC...
Okay, I'll play along:
Starless is the greatest song ever because the wonderful opening song part is just so melancholy and mellotronic, following by Fripp experting building tension in the second...
Count me as a fan of the album. A great "prog what-if" for me is what if they got to do the album as originally intended? Some of the versions of the songs on the Sentinel Demos are IMO superior...
Maybe this is an OT question. If it is, please feel free to move it:
My wife and I have been working our way through Bojack Horseman (terrific show BTW) and I swear that the dude who does the...
I always figured that was about travelling to another planet at faster than light speed (or at least very close to light speed) and dealing with the affects of time dilation. I could be way off...
Two that stick out to me:
The current version is particularly stunning, as it adds the saxophones and Fripp's chordal sledgehammer solo is goosebump-inducing.
From 1974 versions, I've always...
That's pretty cool. Have you checked out any of Eric Fratzke's work with Happy Apple (bass) or The Dave King Trucking Company (guitar)? Definitely classifiable as jazz, although the Trucking Company...
+1 on Many Arms. They're a local band for me so I've seen them a few times. I think they're probably right there with what the OP wants. Plus all of them are really cool guys, especially guitarist...
Awesome. Thanks!
Hey there -
I got an email this morning from Bandcamp telling me that Gosta Berlings Saga has a new track available.
https://gostaberlingssaga.bandcamp.com/track/terra-nova-single
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A complete recording professional recording of Coltrane's residency at the Penthouse in Seattle 1965. It seems like the most of the concert has been pieced together by collector's (with the exception...
This is awesome. Thanks Steve! Their new album is phenomenal.
I got it off Bandcamp too - I like that I can choose to pay a little extra. It gives me great pleasure to know that Steve could supersize his next Value Meal.
hehe - to me they're all pretty...
Damn, this album is good...
Indeed! Although for it to really be obscure, they would need to have all of their stuff go OOP and then get reissued in a gatefold mini-LP on Taichika.
Bah, then it should read "Death to false Sonar Prog" ;)
I hate to think that I lump those two bands together simply because of geography. There is a bit of a syncopated, highly-technical aspect to...
As I eagerly await an email from Bandcamp on Friday, could someone elaborate on the "Death to false Schnellertollermeier prog" line? I've seen that on Steve's sig file but wasn't sure if:
a) It is...
That video is awesome. I don't know if there is anything else going on - maybe they have some pedals going on that are doing some fancy stuff (that I, as a non-musician, have no idea about).
I...
Ian - give what (admittedly, not a heckuva lot) I know about your musical tastes, you would definitely dig them. Their free moments bring to mind Henry Cow's lengthy improvs and they really don't...
@thos -
Your post was awesome - the enthusiasm you have for these guys makes me want to get more of their stuff before I properly digest the ones that I just bought. I need to practice patience!...
I've seen that on other threads. Why do some topics get relegated to PM whereas others stay? I would think that one such as this topic in which we are discussing a band and looking for...
Dana - from what I've read, and from your endorsements, Bap-tizum is pretty incredible. However, I was hesitant to pull the trigger on it because a reviewer mentioned that Odwalla is missing. Does...
Yeah, and both Tim Berne and Norwegian Jazzers Cortex are playing at the same festival in Philly. Not only do I have to work that day, but money is too tight. Damndamndamn. Dammit.
I'm still...
Thanks for all of the recommendations! I just picked up Live in Paris Vol 1, Fanfare for the Warriors (that's pretty cool about Odwalla) and Reese & The Smooth Ones. All of them were quite...
Hey gang -
I've been on a heavy jazz kick for a few years now and have often been curious about these guys. I dig a lot of the Chicago jazzers and love a good challenging listen.
Where should...
^^^^ also a linguistic train wreck as well. But he was joking, and hopefully no offense is taken.
Besides, it wasn't until after I bought X that I realized the band's name was a combination (of...
I'm listening to 16-17 now via Bandcamp. Crazy stuff. Not sure if it's something I would purchase but I will certainly investigate a bit further. Thanks for sharing!
To get the thread back on...
I agree with the Sonar comparison, with Schnellertollermeier having a more raucous punk feel to them.
Good stuff coming out of Switzerland!
Jeff
I preordered it from Bandcamp a few days ago. Great band!
They also have a live album put out through Berne's Screwgun Records. It can be had pretty inexpensively at Amazon - $3.96 for a four track, full length.
Regarding the lack of bass, Oscar Noriega...
I personally can't stand drum solos, especially ones that go on forever (Ian Wallace, Groon). I have recently learned to appreciate some. In particular, Jim Black's work with Tim Berne's Bloodcount...
I remember someone a few years back who on one of the newsgroup sites (probably avant-progressive or something) who used to constantly harp on the fact that Wurdah Itah pretty much ripped off...
I would love to see lego King Crimson: Fripp and Cross with the contrasting black/white motiff, Jamie Muir's kit (or Bruford's modified consolidation), Fripp's afro, etc
I'm pretty sure that Lego Steve Hackett is in the center, and that Rutherford is holding the double-neck (Another way to tell is that Rutherford has lines on his face, and that's consistent with...
I don't believe they are for sale, but someone also created Lego Pat Metheny (recording As Falls Wichita...)
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and Lego Ornette Coleman (At the Five Spot c. 1958 - I believe)
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Not sure if this has been posted here before, but it is awesome:
http://www.musicalbrick.com/
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Just out of curiosity - I saw at DGM it credited Bill with "mellotron." Is the real beast being toted around for this tour or is it sampled? I listened to a couple of 'tron heavy downloads (Cirkus,...
Great band. I'm listening to Dave King Trucking Company right now. King has his hands in quite a few really good bands.
Their cover of "Tom Sawyer" is amazing, and as others have stated, their...
Might I suggest that if you don't like a band, or even have difficulty comprehending why people like a band, that you not listen to them. To each their own...
Hell, I love the Allmans, but I don't...
Damn. RIP. It's a bit cynical to say, but given his history, making it to 69 is pretty impressive. Love the Allman Bros.
Since it sounds like you might lean towards a bit more in a "dark symphonic" direction, how about Pulsar? "Halloween" and "Strands of the Future" are a one-two punch that are probably top-25 all...
Again, going from the LTia liner notes, the band had agreed to fire him but he had also decided that he was going to quit anyway. That's likely the case, as Fripp mentioned something along the lines...
Haha - I wasn't even thinking about the actual albums that are on the cover!!
Any ideas about the guy on the left holding the lantern? It looks rather Whitehead-ish but I can't place it.
I know Fripp and possibly some others have talked about how tired the band was at the end of that tour. Coupled with the fact that Cross had already decided to quit (mentioned in the LTiA Boxed set...
Hey gang -
A few days ago I picked up an album by French avant-jazzer Marc Ducret called Metatonal. First off, it's absolutely phenomenal and is totally worth checking out. As might be expected...
I got no problem with the list... it's going to be pretty subjective, after all.
I sorta got the impression that he was making sure certain folks got their props, and he seemed pretty...
Also of note: Three full demos from the upcoming album are available to stream on band camp: https://yang1.bandcamp.com/album/the-failure-of-words-demo
Thanks for the heads up John. I love Shylock and the first Yang was really good. I'll bookmark it and probably back it when I get paid!
Hmmmm.... I guess you would know for sure, Bob.
Now that I think about it, I most likely misremembered "recorded it live" as something like "made it up on the spot." I'd like to think that it was...
Indeed. Great to see in concert too. ISTR that they would introduce songs as a "very happy piece" and then proceed to play a dirge.
My mistake with the Morte Macabre reference was misreading the...
Well then:
Alamaailman Vasarat or their "sister band" Hoyry-Kone
Distorted Cellos that sound like heavy metal guitars, classically trained musicians, Iron Maiden covers and "hair" solos by the...
Not sure that Morte Macabre is metal. It's dark and it's heavy, and the thing is absolutely drowning in mellotrons (gotta have the aquatic reference), but not metal.
^^ Indeed. When I heard it was announced that he was joining Thinking Plague, I got pretty excited. I'm curious to see how his style of playing carries over into TP.
Given how much they were touring, it's pretty likely that different themes would pop up. In the case of Trio materializing out of thin air (I forget the exact quote, but I do remember reading...